Welcome to our coverage of tonight's WWE Royal
Rumble event. Check back throughout the evening for updates from the show.

The Royal Rumble opened with a video package
focusing on the Rumble match, the WWE Title bout and the World Title
match.

ECW Champion Christian vs. Ezekiel Jackson.

Savannah was the ring announcer, since it was an
ECW match. Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker are the announce
team, and will be calling all the matches. Jackson was accompanied by William
Regal.

Christian circled Jackson at the start, then they
locked up and Jackson shoved him to the mat. Christian grabbed a waistlock,
but Jackson powered out of it and took Christian down to the mat.
Christian threw a slap at Jackson as Jackson trash talked him. Jackson
chased Christian out of the ring and back in, and Christian hit some shots on
Jackson as he re-entered, then dropkicked him off the apron and to the
floor. Christian hit a springboard dive out of the ring onto
Jackson. Christian leapfrogged Jackson as he got back in the ring, then
ducked under him and hit a slap. Christian went for a whip, but Jackson
blocked it and slammed Christian.

Jackson missed an elbowdrop, but hit Christian
with some forearm shots and worked him over in a corner. Jackson whipped
Christian back and forth between corners. Christian grabbed an arm for a
Killswitch attempt, but Jackson elbowed it away. Jackson went for a press
slam, Christian floated over it and tripped Jackson into the ropes.
Christian choked Jackson against the middle rope, then slid out of the ring for
a right hand. Christian went to the second rope, but Jackson yanked him
down to the mat. Christian rolled to the floor, and William Regal went at
him, but the referee stopped him and sent Regal to the back.

Jackson grabbed Christian on the floor and threw
him into the ring steps. Jackson rolled Christian back into the ring and
stomped him. Jackson put Christian in a head vice, then lifted Christian
off the mat by the head and threw him to the mat for a two count. Jackson
hit a delayed vertical suplex, but Christian kicked out at two. Jackson
stretched Christian between the middle and top rope and hit a forearm to the
chest, then a shot to the back. Christian threw a kick to the gut and went
for a sunset flip, but Christian picked him up by the throat and threw him to
the mat with a chokeslam for a two count. Jackson stood on Christian's
throat, then put him in a chinlock. Christian elbowed out, and hit a few
right hands. Christian ducked a chop by Jackson, but Jackson blasted him
with a clothesline to the back of the head.

Ezekiel used a reverse full nelson on Christian,
then put him on the top rope for a superplex. Christian fought it off and
sent Jackson off the ropes. Christian hit a flying reverse elbow off the
top rope, but Jackson got to his feet. Christian avoided a charge and hit
a middle rope dropkick for a two count. Christian went for the Killswitch,
but Jackson fought it off. Jackson went for a slam, but Christian floated
over and hit a sloppy reverse DDT. Christian went for a top rope headbutt,
but Ezekiel moved out of the way and hit a clothesline for two. Ezekiel
went for a uranage, but Christian reversed into a Killswitch, but Jackson shoved
it off. Jackson hit a backbreaker for a two count. Jackson missed a
clothesline in a corner and Christian hit a pendulum kick and followed with a
Tornado DDT for a two count.

Jackson got to his feet and blasted Christian
with a clothesline for a two count. Christian tried for another Killswitch,
but Jackson lifted Christian, who floated over and applied a sleeperhold.
Jackson pulled Christian forward and put him over his shoulder. Jackson
rammed Christian into the turnbuckles twice in a powerslam position, but then
Christian floated behind him and hit the Killswitch for the pin at the 12-minute
mark.

Winner: Christian.

Backstage, Teddy Long and Tiffany were chatting,
when Cryme Tyme entered. Cryme Tyme complained that there were two of
them, and only one Rumble spot for them. They wanted Long to try and get
them both in. Long said it wasn't possible. Cryme Tyme said they
worked out a deal, and brought in Great Khali. Cryme Tyme said Khali would
give his spot for a kiss from Tiffany. Tiffany was not thrilled about
it. Ranjin Singh entered to say there would not be a deal between
them. Teddy Long then made a "Pants On The Ground" joke about
Cryme Tyme. The Miz entered and said no one would remember that joke five
years from now, but they would remember him winning the Royal Rumble.
Teddy Long informed the Miz that since this was a PPV, there were no Raw guest
hosts, and he was in charge. Long told Miz in addition to being in the Rumble,
he would finally defend the U.S. Title against MVP tonight.

Cody Rhodes approached Randy Orton backstage, and
said he would be there for Orton in his title match with Sheamus. Rhodes
then told Orton that Ted DiBiase hadn't been the same since his movie came
out. Rhodes said that DiBiase had been talking about winning the Rumble
and beating Orton for the WWE Championship. Rhodes told Orton he could count on
him though, and left.

United States Champion The Miz vs. MVP.

Miz went on the attack at the bell with punches
and kicks, but MVP came back with a clothesline for a one count. MVP hit
some knees to the midsection and a vertical suplex for another quick
cover. Miz kicked a charging MVP, but MVP responded with a backdrop.
Miz tried to run out of the ring, but MVP hit a back suplex. Miz rolled to
the floor, but MVP went after him and dropped him throat first across the
security wall. MVP rolled Miz into the ring, but Miz kicked MVP on the
apron, then knocked him into the announce table on the floor.

Miz stomped MVP on the outside and rolled MVP
into the ring. Miz hit a legdrop, then drove a knee into MVP's back.
Miz hit some shoulderblocks in the corner, then the between-the-rope
clothesline. Miz went to the top rope, and hit a double axhandle for a two
count. Miz put MVP in a chinlock, MVP fought up, and Miz went for a
backdrop, only to have MVP kick it away. MVP hit a flapjack, then a
clothesline and a chop. MVP hit a facebuster on a knee, and called for the
Ballin' elbowdrop. He hit it, then went for the Playmaker, but Miz shoved
it off. Miz ran right into MVP's kick, and MVP got a two count. Miz
rolled to the apron, and went MVP went after him, Miz yanked him throat first
across the top rope. Miz went for a kneelift, but MVP avoided it and hit a
shoulder block.

MVP went for a running kick, but Miz ducked it
and went for a Skull Crushing Finale, but MVP blocked it and turned it into a
Victory Roll for two. MVP got more two counts with a jackknife and a
backslide. Miz rolled to the floor. MVP went after him and threw him back
into the ring. As MVP got back in, Miz grabbed him and rolled him into a
small package for a three count at the seven minute mark.

Winner: The Miz.

The Miz jumped up and started trash talking MVP,
face to face. MVP grabbed Miz and gave him a Playmaker before leaving.

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